School news Dec 07

Marsh Baldon School News

We are pleased to welcome Ros Latham on to the school's governing body as

a diocesan representative.

In the week before half term the school was inspected. We received the

report after the holiday and all parents have now been sent a copy. The

inspector commented on "the school's involvement in the community, the

family atmosphere and the willingness of staff to support individuals."

He was impressed by the presentation the older pupils did at the

Governors Annual Parents' Meeting. He also noted "Pupils of all ages and

abilities are clearly happy and develop secure and purposeful

relationships with their peers and adults." Of course, as with any

school, there are areas we have to work on. We had already built into

our development plan all the issues he noted and we shall be working on

them throughout the rest of the academic year.

We would like to share with you particular successes achieved by some of

our older pupils. Congratulations to all three of them:

- Shakur Williams has been selected to play the young Simba in 'The Lion King' at the Lyceum Theatre in London. At the end of three stages of

auditions he was chosen as one of three boys who will play the part for

the next eight months. The role is a demanding one as he has to sing,

dance and act to a very high standard. He also has to keep up with his

school work as he will be taking his SATs next summer.

- Lydia Baber Day took part in the county gymnastics championships which involved pupils from six gyms across Oxfordshire. Lydia trains three times a week, putting in a total of nine hours practice. Her dedication and skill were rewarded with a silver medal for her beam work and a gold medal for floor exercises.

- Latysha Harrison is a member of an Oxfordshire team of five dancers

called ‘Furious'. As the best U12 team in Great Britain they represented

the country at the world championships of street hip hop dancing in

Germany. They came 6th over all in the world.

Dates for you diary - we should like to invite everyone to the school on

Saturday 1st December at 10.30am to see the millennium mosaic which was made by the children and funded by the Parish Council. We shall also be holding our Christmas Fayre which will run from 10.30am until 12.30pm. Do join us for seasonal refreshments. There will also be a raffle and stalls selling cakes, toys, bric-a-brac, books and many more. All

profits will go to the PFA to buy equipment for the children. We look

forward to welcoming you on 1st December.

- Our senior pupils will be putting on a Christmas production of

'Cinders'. The dress rehearsal will take place in the village hall on

Monday 3rd December at 1.30pm. You are cordially invited to attend -

just turn up - but please bear in mind it is a rehearsal. The actual

performance will be on Wednesday 5th December at 6.30pm in the village hall. Tickets will be available from the school.

- Our younger children will be performing a nativity play in the church

at 9.00am on Friday 14th December. Everyone is welcome. 

  Sue Benton

The Farmer's Choice

Raising funds for your school the healthy way.

We are offering selections of organic fruit and vegetables to be collected from the school on Mondays at 3.15 or 4.15.  There are 3 types of bags - fruit, vegetable and ‘combi' (3 veg/2 fruit).

25% of the price of the bag goes straight to our PTA (40% goes to the farmer).  The Farmer's Choice is being run in partnership with Abel & Cole, an award winning organic food company.  Payment is in advance, either weekly, per half-term or per term.

Contact Sue Shaw on 341605 for more information